Albert v Kiama Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 1178

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Albert v Kiama Municipal Council [2018] NSWLEC 1178 Hearing dates: 29 January 2018 and 9 April 2018 Date of orders: 01 May 2018 Decision date: 17 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Gray C Decision: The Court orders: (1) The appeal is upheld. (2) Development consent (DA 10.2017.1.1) is granted for the construction of a mixed use two storey building comprising a ground floor medical centre and first floor residential units at 35 Jupiter Street, Gerringong, subject to the conditions in Annexure A. Catchwords: APPEAL – development application – consent orders - medical centre – permissibility – consistency with zone objectives – parking – traffic – height and floor space ratio – compatibility – tree loss – streetscape and setbacks – overshadowing – view loss – amendments required to achieve view sharing Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ss 8.7(1), 4.15(3A) Kiama Development Control Plan 2012 Kiama Local Environmental Plan 2011 Practice Note – Class 1 Development Appeals State Environmental Planning Policy (Building Sustainability Index: BASIX) 2004 State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) (ISEPP) 2007 State Environmental Planning Policy No. 71 - Coastal Protection State Environmental Planning Policy No.55- Site Remediation Cases Cited: Fabcot Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (1997) 93 LGERA 373 Kentucky Fried Chicken v Gantidis [1979] HCA 20; (1979) 140 CLR 675 Nessdee Pty Limited v Orange City Council [2017] NSWLEC 158 Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Albert (Applicant) Kiama Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: G Green, Pikes and Verekers Lawyers (Applicant) S Nevin, Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/244877 Publication restriction: No